1. This past weekend, we threw a surprise party for my mother-in-law at our house. There was a ton of Filipino food as well as some American favorites. Relatives galore. Fun was had by all, I think, so it seems to have been a success. Pictures coming soon!
2. I was inspired by all of the DIY ideas I'd seen on Pinterest of cute centerpieces. I knew I needed a pretty large centerpiece, which would easily have fun $100+ even if I provided the container. Instead, I did my own and was so happy with the way it turned out! It was actually quite easy - maybe there will be another DIY post coming soon with that.
3. Rebecca had her testing last week in preparation for kindergarten enrollment. She was quite confident that it had gone well. We're not too concerned that she is ready for kindergarten - no question about that. It will be interesting to see what tests they gave and what the results were.
4. Rebecca has recently become very, very interested in reading. She is sounding out words, using contextual cues to figure out what the word is, and knows all about consonant blends. She gets excited for me to print out "reading pages," which are lists of words with the same ending (e.g., "cat, pat, hat, mat..."), which she then reads triumphantly to everyone who will listen.
5. I never cease to be amazed by the ability of the developing mind to naturally gravitate toward that which it is ready to learn. I've strived to let her develop her interests and learn based on her natural sensitive windows for accumulating new knowledge. Even still, I occasionally get sucked in to the idea that learning to read at 2, doing algebra at 3, might be the best way to assure ultimate success, even though I logically know that isn't true. Then I get this reassurance that going at the pace God intended really is the best way to instill a love of learning, which I hope will be lifelong.
6. Spring is here!!! That means that it is time to start thinking about what my new spring purse will be and to peruse the selection of new sandals. I really like this bag, but I'm thinking that I'm not willing to invest that kind of moolah for it.
7. I have several patients right now who are very dear to me. All very young and profoundly impaired. While their survival and progress is miraculous across the board, unfortunately, theirs isn't complete healing - far from it. Their families are looking at a lifetime of care for them, which is overwhelming to consider. I can't tell you their names, but God knows them. Would you pray for them? And while you're at it, please pray for a TBI patient from my hometown and another sweet lady in my hometown who had a stroke this week. In addition, my mom's dear friend "Aunt Mimi" passed away suddenly last week, after a series of problems. She was one of my few loyal blog readers! Please pray for her family as well.
8. I was approved for two weeks of vacation from work! This is huge, because we are typically strongly discouraged from taking more than a couple of days off. I will be heading to Tennessee at the end of May. Then we're hoping for a family vacation in July/August. Of course, there are some staff changes going on at work, so I just hope that my vacay time doesn't get yanked.
9. Speaking of work, I have some exciting professional opportunities on the horizon. Please pray they pan out in the best way for my career!
10. Lots of good TV on right now. Real Housewives of OC, Bethenny, Jeff Lewis, and a couple of new Bravo series I'm following. Mondays and Tuesdays are my hardest days at work. Is it sad that being able to look forward to Housewives drama helps me make it through the day? That said, Bethenny is starting to make me nervous. I've always loved her, but she is putting too much introspection on tv. I find her psychotherapy sessions fascinating, but I just want her to quit it and focus on her family.
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